飞秒激光双光子加工的极限分辨力

 采用3维压电微移动台高速扫描方式控制曝光时间与高精密转台精确控制圆形渐变衰减片以控制曝光功率两种方法,曝光时间和曝光功率可分别精确控制至0.02 ms和7 pW。通过精确控制聚合阈值附近处的曝光时间和曝光功率,分别在玻璃基板上获得了35 nm和45 nm的聚合物纳米线条,分别为所使用激光波长的1/22和1/17。实验结果表明,当曝光时间或曝光功率在加工阈值附近时,曝光时间和功率的微量减少会使聚合线宽急剧下降。     

激光超衍射加工机理与研究进展

随着纳米科技和微纳电子器件的发展,制造业对微纳加工技术的要求越来越高.激光加工技术是一种绿色先进制造技术,具有巨大的发展潜力,己广泛应用于不同的制造领域.为实现低成本、高效率、大面积尤其是高精度的激光微纳加工制造,研究和发展激光超衍射加工技术具有十分重要的科学意义和应用价值.本文首先阐述了基于非线性效应的远场激光直写超衍射加工技术的原理与国内外发展状况,包括激光烧蚀加工技术、激光诱导改性加工技术和多光子光聚合加工技术等;然后介绍了几种基于倏逝波的近场激光超衍射加工技术,包括扫描近场光刻技术、表面等离子激元光刻技术等新型超衍射激光近场光刻技术的机理与研究进展;最后对激光超衍射加工中存在的问题及未来发展方向进行了讨论.     

3D grafting via three-photon induced photolysis of aromatic azides

Utilization of multiphoton absorption has led to important advances in microscopy and photofabrication. Herein, our recent results on precise immobilization of molecules within 3D polymeric matrices by means of multiphoton grafting are presented. Assessment of nonlinear absorption properties of difunctional aromatic azide, selected for this purpose was performed by the Z-scan technique. It indicates that a three-photon absorption process is responsible for photolysis of this compound. Successful photografting for production of 3D patterns with lateral resolution down to 4???m was achieved. Our results demonstrate the potential of the developed three-photon grafting method for precise 3D site-specific functionalization of different materials.     

Gd原子的共振多光子电离研究

本文首次报道了用共振多光子电离(RMPI)技术探测到四条在可见光范围内的Gd原子强双光子跃迁线.观察到双色三光子Gd原子激光同位素分离.研究了高分辨率Gd原子电离谱,并解释了电离谱的线型.     

消多普勒三光子共振六波混频

研究多普勒系统中的位相共轭三光子共振六波混频(SWM).得到当入射激光为窄带线宽时，SWM频谱是消多普勒的，因此可成为一种研究原子或分子高激发态和高角动量态的高分辨相干非线性光谱学.本方法还具有位相匹配条件不严格，有良好的空间分辨率，光路配置简单等优点. 关键词： 六波混频 多普勒效应     

Development of three-dimensional microfabrication method using thermo-sensitive resin

We have developed a three-dimensional microfabrication method using thermo-sensitive resin. This method exploits the fact that polymerization of thermo-sensitive resins does not obey the law of linear superposition. Three-dimensional (3D) objects are created inside the thermo-sensitive resin by 3D scanning of the volume with a focused laser. Fabrication with the focus of the laser inside the resin can achieve good accuracy and high resolution of the structure. A fabrication system, which consisted of a CD-R pick-up laser and an XYZ stage, was built. Nonlinear polymerizations of the thermo-sensitive resin were verified by fabrication in various conditions of laser intensity and exposure time. In order to demonstrate the present method, a simple 3D microstructure was fabricated inside the resin. PACS 42.62.Cf; 42.70.Jk; 42.82.Cr     

光学外差法测量Ba原子的自电离态

提出了把三光子共振非简并六波混频(NSWM)和双光子共振非简并四波混频(NFWM)应用于研究Ba原子自电离态的光学外差探测方法。采用该方法测量了Ba原子的6P_３／２19d自电离态,并观察到了三光子共振 NSWM和双光子共振NFWM信号干涉引起的信号增强。该方法是一种纯非线性光学方法,具有优秀的空间分辨率和简单的光路。其中双光子共振非简并四波混频信号作为本地振荡光束,三光子共振非简并六波混频信号作为信号光束,通过 改变信号光束的频率来达到用光学外差探测法研究Ba原子自电离态的目的。该方法中,实现相位匹配所要求的条件不是很严格,可以在很宽的频率范围内实现相位匹配,而一般的六波混频很难做到相位匹配, 并且所测量的信号是相干光, 当用窄带宽的激光时,可以获得消多普勒的分辨率。     

Parallel direct laser writing of micro-optical and photonic structures using spatial light modulator

Two-photon polymerization (2PP) is a powerful tool for direct laser writing of micro-optical and photonic structures due to its flexibility in 3D structuring and sub-micrometer resolution. However, it can be time consuming to fabricate arrays of micro-optical devices and complex photonic structures. In this study, we propose to use predefined patterns (PPs) for parallel 2PP processing. A PP contains a multiple focal spot pattern optimized for the fabrication of certain microstructures. PP can be created by holographic laser beam modulation with a spatial light modulator (SLM). The quantity and position of the multiple foci can be flexibly and precisely controlled by predesigned computer generated holograms (CGHs). With these specially designed PPs, parallel fabrication of arbitrary distributed microlens arrays and 3D photonic structures is demonstrated. This method significantly improves throughput and flexibility of the 2PP technique and can be used for mass production of functional devices in micro-optics and photonics.     

Ultrafast three-photon counting in a photomultiplier tube

We demonstrate experimentally ultrafast three-photon counting by three-photon absorption in a GaAsP photomultiplier tube at the wavelength range of 1800-1900?nm, and analyze its sensitivity and time response. Pulse energy of ～500?fJ is shown to be detectable for ultrafast 170?fs pulses. The presented three-photon counter may serve as a unique tool for ultrafast quantum state characterization as well as for ultrasensitive third-order temporal measurements.     

Fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystal structures containing an active nonlinear optical chromophore

Direct laser writing by two-photon polymerization of photosensitive materials has emerged as a very promising technique for rapid and flexible fabrication of photonic crystals. In this work, a photosensitive silica sol-gel containing the nonlinear optical chromophore Disperse Red 1 is synthesized, and the two-photon polymerization technique is employed to fabricate three-dimensional photonic crystals with stop-gaps in the near-infrared. The composite material exhibits minimal shrinkage during photopolymerization, eliminating the need for shrinkage compensation or the fabrication of support structures.     

Isotopomer selective optimization of <Superscript>39</Superscript>K<Superscript>85</Superscript>Rb<Superscript>+</Superscript> and <Superscript>41</Superscript>K<Superscript>87</Superscript>Rb<Superscript>+</Superscript> using optimal control

We report on isotope selective three-photon ionization of two isotopomers of KRb by applying evolution strategies. The particularity of this experiment is based on the high resolution phase and amplitude modulation of the fs-laser pulses provided by a 2 × 640 pixel pulse shaper. The optimization in a closed feedback loop performed with spectrally broad pulses centered at 840 nm shows high enhancements of one isotopomer at the expense of the other isotopomer and vice versa. From the optimal laser field we aim to gain details about the selective ionization sequence and the wavepacket evolution on the involved vibrational states.     

中间态引入量子干涉的三光子共振非简并六波混频

理论研究了五能级系统中三光子共振非简并六波混频(NSWM) 由于中间能级加入耦合光场而产生的量子干涉效应. 分析了耦合光场对三光子共振NSWM信号以及频谱的影响. 研究发现, 在强耦合场作用下, NSWM的频谱出现了Autler-Townes分裂, 它反映的是两个缀饰态的能级, 量子干涉可以使NSWM信号被抑制或增强. 提出利用量子干涉对NSWM信号产生增强作用, 可以由耦合场产生的缀饰态代替原子固有能级, 成为三光子共振的中间态, 从而控制耦合场来选择三光子共振的中间态的位置.     

Linear optical scheme for entanglement concentration of two partially entangled three-photon ${\sf W}$ states

We propose a practical scheme for concentrating entanglement in a pair of unknown partially entangled three-photon W states with only linear optics and photon detectors. In the scheme, Alice, Bob, and Charlie at three distant parties can obtain one maximally entangled three-photon W state with a certain success probability from two identical partially entangled three-photon W states by local operations and classical communication. The proposed setup is very simple, which greatly simplifies the experimental realization of the scheme.     

Three-photon-induced fluorescence of diphenylhexatriene in solvents and lipid bilayers

We observed the emission of l,6-diphenyl-l,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) when excited with the fundamental output of a fs Ti:sapphire laser at 860 nm. The emission spectra of DPH were identical to that observed for one-photon excitation at 287 nm. The dependence of the DPH emission intensity on laser power was cubic, indicating three-photon excitation of DPH at 860 nm. At a shorter wavelength of 810 nm, the dependence on laser power was quadratic, indicating a two-photon process. At an intermediate wavelength of 830 nm the mode of excitation was a mixture of two- and three-photon excitation. At 830 nm the anisotropy is no longer a molecular parameter, and the mode of excitation and anisotropy of DPH depends on laser power. Frequency-domain anisotropy decays of DPH in triacetin revealed the same rotational correlation times for two- and three-photon excitation. However, the time 0 anisotropy of DPH was larger for three-photon excitation than for two-photon excitation. Steady-state anisotropy data for DPH-labeled membranes revealed the same transition temperature for one- and three-photon excitation. These anisotropy data indicate that membrane heating was not significant with three-photon excitation and that three-photon excitation may thus be of practical usefulness in fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy of membranes.     

基于弱非线性实现非破坏性测量两光子Bell态及三光子Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger态

基于弱非线性及线性光学元件提出非破坏性测量两光子Bell态及三光子 Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ)态方案. 方案中, 首先应用光束分束器及交叉克尔非线性介质对两光子Bell态进行对称性分析, 进而结合控制非门提出三光子分析方案实现对八个三光子GHZ态完全且非破坏性区分. 关键词： Bell态测量 Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger态测量 弱非线性 量子非破坏性测量     

Steady-state analysis of three-photon absorption spectra via density-matrix method in a three-coupled-quantum-well nanostructure

We numerically simulate three-photon absorption spectra in a three-coupled-quantum-well nanostructure interacting with a pump field,a coherent coupling field,and a probe field.We find that the three-photon absorption spectra can be dramatically influenced due to the intensities of the coupling field and pump field changing under the three-photon resonance condition.The effect of the frequency detuning of the pump field on the three-photon absorption spectra is also discussed.The study in our case is much more practical than the study in the case of its atomic counterpart in the sense of flexible design and the wide adjustable parameters.Thus it may open up some new possibilities for technological applications in optoelectronics and solid-state quantum information science.     

可扩展到生物医药激光检测的新方法和新技术

可见光波段激光"多色多光子光谱技术"应用到生物样品方面可替代紫外光,因为紫外光容易将生物分子打成碎片而破坏生物分子.可见光波段的激光多色多光子有选择地多步激发同样可达到紫外光所激发的能级位置,甚至可达到更高的激发能位,并不破坏生物样品,分辨率、灵敏度、选择性和探测目标的准确性更高.用一束二倍频Nd:YAG激光(重复频率10次·s-1)同步泵浦三台脉冲可调谐染料激光器、含微通道板组件的飞行时间质谱仪、纳秒示波器和Boxcar等测量了UI的多色三光子共振光电离谱和高时间分辨激光光谱;文章多项创新点在于:首次用激光诱导量子布居的图型法,给出了在三色三光子共振光电离实验中单色和双色三光子共振光电离谱峰产生的原因;解决了如何避免产生单色和双色峰的问题,也就是解决了如何避免产生"假峰"的问题,使多色三光子共振光电离纯度显著提高;在此基础上,不仪将相距很近、能级位置仪差0.642 cm-1、很难分开的铀同位素A和B两个谱峰很好地分开了,而且分别测得了这两个能级的激发态寿命值等.此技术不仪限于铀光谱研究,更重要的是提供了它的通用性新信息.这项基础研究新方法和新技术可扩展到生物和医药样品激光检测和分析研究领域.     

GaAs半导体中的三光子吸收

本文从直接能隙半导体中三光子吸收跃迁速率的全量子理论表达式出发,在二能带和四能带理论模型下,分别就抛物线和非抛物线型能带,计算了GaAs半导体的三光子吸收系数。其结果与实验值作了比较。同时还给出了GaAs中三光子吸收系数的色散曲线。     

Multiphoton Ligand-Enhanced Excitation of Lanthanides

We describe multiphoton excitation of the lanthanides europium (Eu³⁺) and terbium (Tb³⁺) when these ions are complexed with nucleic acids, proteins, and fluorescent chelators. In all cases excitation occurs by multiphoton absorption of the sensitizers. For the nucleotide GDP and an oligonucleotide with several guanines, the sensitized emission of Tb³⁺ excited at 776 nm indicated a three-photon process. For Tb³⁺ bound to the wild-type troponin C and a single tryptophan mutant (26W), excitation at 794 nm was also close to a three-photon process. For lanthanide chelators containing various sensitizers, we observed three-photon excitation in the case of methyl anthranilate, a mixuture of two- and three-photon excitation for carbostyril 124, and a two-photon process with a coumarin derivative. In the case of coumarin-sensitized emission of Eu³⁺ varied from a two- to a three-photon process at wavelengths ranging from 780 to 880 nm. The sensitized luminescence also shows significantly higher photostability compared to the fluorescence from the organic fluorophores alone. These results suggest the use of multiphoton-induced sensitized lanthanide fluorescence in biochemistry and cellular imaging.On leave from the Institute of Experimental Physics     

Nonlinear imaging microscopy techniques as diagnostic tools for art conservation studies

We present results of the implementation of three-photon excitation fluorescence (3PEF) and third harmonic generation imaging measurements for the precise and nondestructive detection of natural and synthetic varnish layers, which are used for the surface protection of painted artifacts. For this purpose, we employ as an excitation source a compact femtosecond laser operating at 1028 nm. Two-dimensional images of the multilayer structures from different samples are depicted. The third harmonic signals show the interface between the different materials, when its refractive index mismatch is high enough. The depths of different layers of varnishes, presenting similar refractive index, are distinguishable with an axial resolution of approximately 1 microm by employing 3PEF measurements.